my boy is 15 months and he is a Thomas fan..... he enjoys flipping thomas and friends series books and playing with their trains. When he sees Thomas toys/merchandise at stores, he will keep pointing and will linger at that section the longest.

Sometimes when he is engrossed in play, he doesn't respond when i call his name but I say "look- Thomas!" almost guaranteed that he will look up at me.

My place is also like a mini thomasland when we set all up. Whats missing at my place is the kiddy train ride that kiddo can sit on. We din get that as the train set seemed too small for him. I think among us, only Lin's boy can ride on that!

oya .. x lo but we made 1 for our boy ... *-p
now hv to go made another 1 for didi, otherwise they always fight .... *wrong move*

you oso like those machines ... gd, next time if we have doubles, we can xchange leh ... my boy wanted the diesel10 but b4 we go try again, no more leow ... he still v moody over it leh .. do u happen to have extra diesel 10 .. hehehe ..

Lin,
as co11ectionz mentioned .. they can be found almost anywhere .. but they finished v fast ..

For my boy, I think his interest started from train sets. He's into trains and given that Thomas is the most popular train character around, we bought him the train set and everything else Thomas.. ha ha ha

For me, it was pretty amazing to realize one day that he could recognise the different trains by their looks and their whistles!

my boy also a thomas fan.
I did go to the machine to get the toys. But i always get the tunnel as well lei. So far i have no luck in getting the thomas and percy. Which my boy wan.. So hard to get lei.. Headache..

hi hi..
Would like to join this club too... mine is crazy over Thomas and friends. he is coming to 25 mths. Brot him to the show n even bot the Poster for him. Now he will daily say "good morning Blue thomas, Percy, Diesel" and "nite nite blue thomas etc"

Think I was the one tat intro him to thomas... my nephew oso like thomas so I got to know abt thomas and soon my son learn abt thomas too.

Guess my boy is the oldest here. He is coming to 5yrs now and he is also a fan of TT. At least he is not so crazy over TT as compared when he is around 3yrs - 4yrs. He got different types of TT toys and train sets. so much so that I put a stop to it as there is simply no more space to keep all these bulky toys. I am so tempted to sell them off at one point in time. This year in May wanted to bring him to ThomasLand when in Japan but too bad the itinary was too tight to have extra time for that.

Co11ectionz, my boy knew most of the songs 'cos they're from that new DVD I mentioned - Songs from the Station. Ordered from Amazon. Quite different from the old 'toot' Thomas videos which are mostly what we buy over here. Now thinking of ordering more from Amazon, particularly dunnowhat Sodor Celebration which is also new.

mouseaction, got Thomasland in Japan? Wahhhh.. where?

Actually I think I am Thomas siao also.. haha.. I got a lot of Thomas toys in storage for days when the kids are ultra ultra good. In fact, I bought a lot of girly trains for my daughter so she wouldn't feel left out - she has Emily, Rosie and Lady but mostly all lost already cos she anyhow throw I have both wooden and take-along sets... but prefer the take-along sets 'cos easier to maintain. Wooden one very pricey.

I agree on that we mummies can sometimes also be "Thomas siao"... ha ha ha

I was once searching high and low for THomas items and my friend was commenting that its me, the mummy who's siao abt THomas. COme to think of it, sometimes its quite true. We are the ones who introduce the characters to them as well... ha ha ha

welcome new mummies to the club .. . getting more n more mummies here .. kekeke ..

come to think of it, i oso dunno how my boy got into thomas leh .. my boy prefers to watch those with songs one but not easy to find wor ... usu we watched in youtube.. those normal vcds here, dun hv songs one leh ...

catz, those dvds u ordered fr amazon got songs ones huh ? if u gng to order again, can I oso lobang ? I only have 2 vcds of singalong fr hk.

hihi, noooo I'm definitely not one of those 'professional' spree orgs. I order quite a bit for myself whenever I open up a spree, minimum USD40 of my own order per spree so that it's worth my time. Else, honestly, you meet a lot of ungrateful spreeists so it's not exactly a fulfilling thing to do for fun Nowadays I just organise among friends... easier. Only if I cannot get a private spree going and I really want something badly, then I will make it a forum spree.

Mylvera, honestly if you are ordering about USD200 of your own items from a few different merchants and your order per merchant meets the requirement for free domestic shipping (depending on merchant) then to save all the trouble, just do your own consolidation through borderlinx.

catz, thanks for explaining hehe i always try to make it to free domestic shipping for my orders. If I can't hit the $$, den i postpone my purchase. been ordering quite a number of things from USA, but now, the exchange rate so high, abit buey gnam wan to spend there haha but recently saw my elder son down with fever n diarrhea, so heartache... so went to order things fr amazon.. hoping to ship back this week or next week n treat them as Children's Day pressie (since i doubt can bring him out tmr if he still sick)

yes, its at the foot of mt fuji. So must bring warmer clothings when going there.

Thomasland is part of Fuji Q highland. Just like Disneyland has many worlds, THomasland is like 1 of the worlds of the Fuji Q Highland amusement park. The rest of the "worlds" are more suitable for adults as they they have thrilling roller coaster rides.

wat happened to your boy ? discharged already ?
btw, wat r the songs in the DVD Songs of the station ? Can share ? If too many repeats, I can save $ .. kekeke ... thanks ... btw, we stay v near leh .. me at bishan ...

co11ectionz,
yup, polar is the only cake shop with thomas cakes. We just celebrated my #2's 1st bd w a thomas cake. My #2 already booked his thomas cake leow .. kekeke .. I must say, their chocolate cake is v yummy and rich .. this is the 2nd time we ordered thomas cake fr them.

teng, yah about 2 months back, he was vomitting and diarrhoea very badly.. plus super high fever. End up admitted for dehydration. 3 days wor.. kena poked until arms all bruised and full of holes. So after that I really spoiled him rotten. You hv 2 boys? Your place must really be Thomas-siao lah!

co11ectionz, alamak, I'm not the baking type. When I was living in the US, I tried to bake with those ready mix, my hubby told me pls don't waste anymore money.. haha

Wah Thomasland sounds v good but Japan is really not in my 'destination' list. Hubby also doesn't want to go to Japan.

Songs from the Station
SONGS:

Sounds
Emily
Surprises
A World Around You
Determination
Patience is a Virtue
Ode to Gordon
Engine Roll Call

co11ectionz,
i ordered the digital pic, the one w harold &amp; thomas ... last yr, ordered the other type. nice oso ...

catz,
poor boy.. my #2 oso admitted in aug n sep for bronchitis &amp; chest infection .. they did the phelgm suction, he screamed so loud ... and cry non-stop .. so heart pain when kids sick... thanks for the song list .. haha i can saved $ coz i have all the songs leow ... ya i have 2 boys @ home ... but i dun hv those big thomas sets .. mainly big n small trains .. plus tracks ( actually is the daddy who is crazy over tracks .. hahaha )

Hi! I have a 3.5yr old Thomas fan too (although I suggest most of the toy buying!).

Just curious but for the experienced spree organisers, how much cheaper is it to order from Amazon through Borderlinx vs. just having Amazon ship directly to Singapore? I've been ordering DVDs and books directly using the standard intl shipping service which actually delivers pretty quick. Haven't tried Borderlinx etc yet.. but now wondering if it's a lot cheaper since many people don't order direct...

My son just turned 4 years old a few days ago and has been a thomas fan for more than 1 year. He got a Thomas cake and all the gifts from his uncles and aunt are Thomas related.

Actually I think the train sets can be quite good for their thinking skills. We bought him a lot of the rails parts and he had fun putting them all together. It help him build up his problem solving skills as he needs to ensure that all the parts joined. He will modified his design by taking the rails apart and replaced it with another if he can't make them join.

We bought him storybooks on Thomas and read to him almost every night too.

i am going to order a thomas cake for my hubby birthday. My boy have been waiting for it since Aug. Cos we promise him when daddy birthday we order a thomas cake. so now and then he will remind us. When daddy birthday buy thomas cake. haha..

Hi teng,
Like to check for the choco cake at polar is it normal sponge cake? The digital pic can eat?

jappooh, remember to post photos of your cake! Polar cakes are yummy - v light so you don't feel jer lat. Only thing is that the digital picture a little bit hard to cut through neatly if using plastic knife.

mouseaction, alamak, I just only stopped spreeing like crazy 'cos my place was piling up with boxes. The man who collects cardboard at my void deck lagi unhappy... teehee.. but I do private sprees, seldom open up to forum unless cannot meet USD200 to make the spree worthwhile.

teng, it's really bad in hospital.. see them on drip.. aiyoh. Plus my son went delirious the first night from the high fever and lack of rest, kept ranting and pulling out the drip. Biang.

I've now got a couple of nice Thomas items in 'storage', waiting for the right occasion to crack them out. Cranky the Crane and one other track set, can't remember the name 'cos it's tucked away in the storeroom. Christmas and birthday presents..haha